Hornets 108-90 Thunder (8 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

16-46, 4-26 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	18	31	23	18	90
NO	31	22	23	32	108

New Orleans Hornets

39-22, 23-9 home

108

David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes dunk (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler misses dunk
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 11-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Chris Paul makes jumper
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
David West makes two point shot
David West misses layup
David West misses layup
James Posey makes two point shot (Rasual Butler assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sean Marks misses 22-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels misses 15-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes hook shot
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Chris Paul makes 8-foot jumper
Earl Watson blocks Rasual Butler's three point jumper
Julian Wright misses jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 12-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
David West misses 13-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes jumper
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes jumper
Rasual Butler misses 14-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
Julian Wright makes 8-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
David West makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 11-foot jumper
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Nick Collison blocks Antonio Daniels's layup
Julian Wright makes 7-foot jumper (David West assists)
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler misses dunk
David West makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes layup (Ryan Bowen assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes slam dunk
Hilton Armstrong makes 11-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Weaver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Kyle Weaver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes dunk
Nick Collison misses 14-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot two point shot
Kyle Weaver makes 21-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Malik Rose assists)
Malik Rose makes hook shot
Earl Watson makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Damien Wilkins makes layup (Nenad Krstic assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Nenad Krstic misses 14-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins makes 18-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Russell Westbrook makes slam dunk
Chucky Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 19-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kyle Weaver misses layup
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Nenad Krstic misses 10-foot hook shot
Russell Westbrook makes 14-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Malik Rose's 12-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes layup (Malik Rose assists)
Kyle Weaver makes layup
Damien Wilkins misses 22-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot jumper
Malik Rose makes layup
Earl Watson makes driving layup
Chucky Atkins misses layup
Damien Wilkins makes 16-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Earl Watson misses three point jumper
Earl Watson misses 17-foot jumper
Malik Rose misses 17-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Malik Rose misses 14-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Malik Rose misses hook shot
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes layup
Earl Watson makes driving layup
Damien Wilkins misses 14-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Rose misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot jumper (Malik Rose assists)
Malik Rose misses jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Damien Wilkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malik Rose assists)
Malik Rose misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins makes dunk (Malik Rose assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper

THUNDER

HORNETS

TIME		OKC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nick Collison vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:34	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	0	2
11:07	Kyle Weaver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)	3	2
10:52	Kyle Weaver shooting foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	3	2
10:52	Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:52	Rasual Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
10:33	Kyle Weaver misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	4
10:32	David West defensive rebound	3	4
10:30	Rasual Butler makes dunk (David West assists)	3	6
10:04	shot clock violation	3	6
9:42	Julian Wright lost ball (Kyle Weaver steals)	3	6
9:36	Damien Wilkins misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	6
9:34	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	3	6
9:26	Chris Paul misses layup	3	6
9:23	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	3	6
9:23	Tyson Chandler misses layup	3	6
9:23	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	3	6
9:23	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	3	6
9:23	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2	3	6
9:23	New Orleans offensive rebound	3	6
9:23	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2	3	7
9:07	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	3	7
8:45	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Julian Wright assists)	3	9
8:32	Russell Westbrook lost ball (David West steals)	3	9
8:29	Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	3	11
8:26	Oklahoma City full timeout	3	11
8:18	Nenad Krstic misses jumper	3	11
8:15	Julian Wright defensive rebound	3	11
7:58	Tyson Chandler misses dunk	3	11
7:56	Julian Wright offensive rebound	3	11
7:56	Julian Wright lost ball (Russell Westbrook steals)	3	11
7:43	Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)	5	11
7:31	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	5	13
7:13	Damien Wilkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	13
7:13	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	5	13
6:56	David West makes 11-foot jumper	5	15
6:45	Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot jumper	5	15
6:43	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	5	15
6:35	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper	5	17
6:16	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	5	17
6:16	Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 2	5	17
6:16	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	5	17
6:16	James Posey enters the game for Julian Wright	5	17
6:16	Nick Collison makes free throw 2 of 2	6	17
6:16	Malik Rose enters the game for Nenad Krstic	6	17
5:54	David West misses 18-foot jumper	6	17
5:52	Kyle Weaver defensive rebound	6	17
5:48	Russell Westbrook makes dunk	8	17
5:35	Chris Paul misses jumper	8	17
5:33	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	8	17
5:31	Chris Paul personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	8	17
5:31	Earl Watson enters the game for Damien Wilkins	8	17
5:15	Nick Collison misses 14-foot jumper	8	17
5:13	Chris Paul defensive rebound	8	17
5:07	Chris Paul makes jumper	8	19
4:56	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	19
4:54	Chris Paul defensive rebound	8	19
4:50	David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	8	21
4:30	Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot two point shot	10	21
4:13	Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	10	21
4:13	Tyson Chandler turnover	10	21
4:13	Sean Marks enters the game for Tyson Chandler	10	21
4:07	Earl Watson bad pass (Rasual Butler steals)	10	21
3:47	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	21
3:45	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	10	21
3:32	David West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	10	21
3:32	Russell Westbrook makes technical free throw	11	21
3:27	Kyle Weaver makes 21-foot jumper	13	21
3:05	James Posey bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	13	21
2:59	Kyle Weaver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	16	21
2:47	Chris Paul makes driving layup	16	23
2:47	Malik Rose shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	16	23
2:47	New Orleans full timeout	16	23
2:47	Chucky Atkins enters the game for Nick Collison	16	23
2:47	Nenad Krstic enters the game for Russell Westbrook	16	23
2:47	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1	16	24
2:35	Earl Watson lost ball (David West steals)	16	24
2:27	Chris Paul lost ball (Earl Watson steals)	16	24
2:19	Earl Watson lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	16	24
2:10	David West misses 17-foot jumper	16	24
2:09	Kyle Weaver defensive rebound	16	24
1:55	Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	24
1:54	David West defensive rebound	16	24
1:36	Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	16	27
1:15	Nenad Krstic makes two point shot	18	27
49.9	James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	27
47.9	David West offensive rebound	18	27
44.9	David West misses layup	18	27
44.0	David West offensive rebound	18	29
44.0	David West makes two point shot	18	29
41.3	Earl Watson bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	18	29
34.8	David West misses layup	18	29
33.1	David West offensive rebound	18	29
33.1	David West misses layup	18	29
33.1	New Orleans offensive rebound	18	29
30.3	James Posey makes two point shot (Rasual Butler assists)	18	31
9.9	Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper	18	31
8.9	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	18	31
0.0	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	31
0.0	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	18	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	31

Regular Season Series

NO leads 7-0

Hornets
105
Thunder
80

Game 1

22/11

Hornets
105
Thunder
80

Game 2

22/11

Thunder
97
Hornets
109

Game 3

23/11

Thunder
97
Hornets
109

Game 4

23/11

Hornets
100
Thunder
98

Game 5

18/2

Hornets
100
Thunder
98

Game 6

18/2

Thunder
90
Hornets
108

Game 7

8/3

Thunder
90
Hornets
108

Game 8

8/3

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 8 March 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,114

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Bennie Adams
Michael Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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